A Mountain Home in Steamboat Springs

Dec. 29, 2014 11:17 am ET

Location:

Steamboat Springs, CO

Price: $5,900,000

An artist created an Aspen tree sculpture as a focal point in the great room of this Colorado house — Sarah Tilton

Michael and Toni Hennessy were living in Colorado Springs, Colo., when they decided they wanted to move to the mountains. Except Mr. Hennessy wanted a rural setting while Mrs. Hennessy wanted neighbors. Eventually they found 36 acres in Steamboat Springs that met both criteria as it’s less than 10 minutes to town. The couple paid $795,000 for the land in 2003 and say they then spent more than $4 million and two years building their 9,245-square-foot home and landscaping the garden. ‘It was a labor of love,’ says Mr. Hennessy.

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Michael and Toni Hennessy were living in Colorado Springs, Colo., when they decided they wanted to move to the mountains. Except Mr. Hennessy wanted a rural setting while Mrs. Hennessy wanted neighbors. Eventually they found 36 acres in Steamboat Springs that met both criteria as it’s less than 10 minutes to town. The couple paid $795,000 for the land in 2003 and say they then spent more than $4 million and two years building their 9,245-square-foot home and landscaping the garden. ‘It was a labor of love,’ says Mr. Hennessy.